Amra Pajalic

I had the luck to get involved on this project and it’s been great fun. We’ve all heard of music being samples and remixed, and that’s what this project is about. Take a short story and remix and it and make it your own. Now the project has been published as an anthology. I remixed a short story by my favourite short story writer Cate Kennedy and it’s a great read to see how other writers have approached the remixing. The best part is that the project is ongoing and writers have the opportunity to remix the stories featured in the anthology and have them published on the website. So get your pens ready.

Through the Clock’s Workings
Edited by Amy Barker
Sydney University Press
ISBN: 9781920899325

A world first! The first remixed and remixable anthology of literature.

This anthology of short stories is not some textual tome, frozen in time and space. It is alive, evolving organically in a constant state of flux. Why? Because each story is available under a Creative Commons licence, giving you rights to share and reuse the book as you see fit.

So how do you use a remixable anthology? Simple.
Step 1 – Read. Thumb your way through the pages at will. Find the stories you love, the ones you hate, the ones that could be better.
Step 2 – Re/create. Each story is yours to share and to remix. Use only one paragraph or character or just make subtle changes. Change the genre, alter its formal or stylistic characteristics, or revise its message. Use as little or as much as you like – as long as it works.
Step 3 – Share. Be part of a growing community of literature remixing. Post your remixes to the Remix My Lit website, remixmylit.com, and start sharing. The entire anthology can be remixed – the original stories, the remixes, and even the fonts.

Through the Clock’s Workings is Read&Write!